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Tag Archives: conferences
Notes from the Field: Collections and Collective Action
Last week I participated in a symposium on the changing mission of academic libraries. While not directly related to assessment or strategic planning, those practices are implicit as we explored together “the mission of academic and research libraries in the … Continue reading
Notes from the Field (and Lake) : ALA 2017 Chicago
This June many of us headed off to Chicago for the annual American Library Association conference. The weather was perfect – warm temperatures with great views of the sky and lake, enjoyed off hours, of course. I asked for contributions … Continue reading
LACUNY 2017: What’s Next for the Academic Librarian?
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the LACUNY 2017 Institute, a small conference sponsored by the Library Association of the City of New York at LaGuardia Community College. The theme was The Future of Librarianship: Exploring What’s Next … Continue reading
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ACRL Conference Points the Way: Reports from the Field
Last week many of us headed down to Baltimore (along with 3400 other librarians) to attend the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) biennial conference. By all reports, it was great learning experience, plus it’s always fun to catch … Continue reading
When Numbers Fail Us
The recent election demonstrated in a powerful way the limits of data, in this case a multitude of polling numbers, towards understanding, or planning, for our future. As an assessment librarian who counts on numbers to tell a story, I … Continue reading
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Lighting the Path with Assessment
Every two years librarians engaged with assessment gather together to share stories, methods, and research findings. We inspire one another as we work toward creating a culture of assessment at our institutions. This year 600+ of us met in Crystal … Continue reading
Reports from the Field: Assessment Discussion Group at ALA
The ACRL Assessment Discussion Group meeting is always a bright spot at the ALA conference. The group, with a discussion list of over 400+, suggests topics of interest: this year we talked about assessment of space in libraries and how … Continue reading
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Notes from the Field: ALA Midwinter 2016
The ALA Midwinter meeting came early this year – seems like we’d just returned from winter break when it was time to prepare for Boston. Data, data visualization, and assessment have become popular topics of discussion and ALA sponsored more … Continue reading
Assessment in Atlanta
I recently attended the Southeastern Library Assessment Conference, a great forum that provides us an opportunity to hear about (mostly) academic library assessment activities in the Southeast and beyond. Several sessions related to a topic of special interest to libraries … Continue reading
The Library in the Life of the User
I had the privilege last week of attending the OCLC Research Partners Meeting on The Library in the Life of the User – We shared reports on the current state of user research, with a particular focus on qualitative methods … Continue reading